R5, 54'
Epoxy & Carbon & Electric & Fun
Main Particulars
• LOA 54 ft
• LWL 52 ft
• BOA 25.5 ft
• Light Displacement approx. 11.3mt
• Max Displacement approx. 14mt
Construction
• Gurit foam core epoxy construction with significant carbon reinforcement in all high load areas and bulkheads. Post cured as single structure.
• Fully faired and painted interiors (light weight, low maintenance and noise free)
• Hand built natural bamboo timber cabinetry and finishes.
• 4.3 m Carbon dagger boards in self adjusting bearing system (can be raised and lowered under load from the cockpit, most of the time by hand)
• Carbon Crossbeams and Longeron (unstayed)
• Alexseal Paint system
• Sea-Speed V10 X Anti-Foul (Environmentally Friendly Silicon Based / spray application)
• Flexiteek in the forward and rear cockpits as well as the huge stern scoops
Vessel Overview
• 3 cabins
o Owner side with Queen Berth and Huge Forward Bathroom and central tech spaces
o Guest side with Queen Berth Aft and Double Bunks Forward. Cabins share a central dual access bathroom with separate head and shower area.
o Salon table can be locked in a lowered position to create another bunk
• Huge Saloon with Apartment Sized Galley
• Forward Cockpit with double door access
o All Sailing Lines managed from central location
• Twin forepeak lockers with custom lids to allow for larger items (eg surfboards) both with independent bilge pumps/lights and the port side with access steps
• Incredible Sailing Performance
o High bridge deck clearance
o Modern Efficient Hull Shape
• Large dual opening sliding doors to rear cockpit
o Creates one open plan area with saloon
• Toughened glass saloon windows
• Pivoting Helm for optimal view for each point of sail
• Electric Propulsion / Regeneration
o Market Leader System – Torqeedo Deep Blue
o High voltage drives for greater reliability and efficiency
Propulsion
• 2 x 25kw Deep Blue Electric Drives
o Cruising Speed approx. 6knts (using under 10Kw of power in total)
o maximum speed approx. 10.5 knts.
• 42kwh BMW i3 High Voltage Battery with 9-year global performance warranty
• 9-inch Simrad system display
• Flex-o-fold 17-inch folding propellers
• Regeneration (Approximately 1kw per motor at 10knts)
• Fischer Panda 15000i Generator for extended range (Optional)
o 400L of Diesel Fuel Capacity
Steering System
• Jefa transmission steering system mounted in central wingdeck stiffener
• integrated high-capacity autopilot drive with 3 stage planetary system
• Jefa pivoting helm and wheel
• Jefa rudders, link bars, idler shafts
Sailing Systems
• Carbotec 21-meter carbon mast
o Main Halyard on rack tensioner
o Jib Halyard on rack tensioner
o Karver external furling halyard Lock for Code Zero
o Additional 2:1 Staysail halyard
• Carbotec Carbon Hayrack boom
o 4:1 in-boom purchase with single input and output lines
• Amare aramid upper and lower shrouds with bottle tensioners, dyform forestay and rod diamonds
• Antal Curved Track for Self-tacking jib with double ended sheet
• Longeron rack tensioner for tack lines
• 2 x Anderson variable speed Electric Winches
• Antal Line Driver to control traveller and dingy lift with rocker switches on mast and transom
• Spinlock Clutches throughout
• Antal Deck Gear throughout
• All sail controls led to forward sailing cockpit (incl daggerboards) for genuine single hand sail handling.
• Dyneema running rigging throughout
Sail Inventory
• Ullman Liteskin Fibrepath Square top main (92m2)
• Ullman Liteskin Fibrepath Self-Tacking Jib with Pro-furl Furler (42m2)
• Ullman BlueLine Code Zero with Karver Halyard Lock and KS5 Furler (96m2)
• Ullman Assym. Spinnaker with dousing sleeve (180m2)
• Ullman Storm Jib (12m2)
Navigation Electronics
The vessel has a complete B&G pack including
• 12 Inch B&G Zeus 3
• 3 x Triton 2 Displays
• B&G Halo RADAR
• B&G AIS
• B&G VHF with additional mobile handset
• B&G Autopilot
Galley
• Neff Electric Oven (60cm) with Slide and Hide Door
• Neff Induction Cooktop
• Vitrifrigo Double drawer 180 Refrigerator
• Vitrifrigo Double drawer 180 Freezer
• Fisher and Paykel Drawer Dishwasher
• Corian Benchtops
• Natural Bamboo Cabinetry (foam cored)
Comfort
• Airconditioning and heating – Individually controlled in each cabin and the saloon (4 units total)
o 24 BTU in the Saloon
o 12 BTU in owner’s cabin
o 9 BTU is each guest cabin
• 40-inch Integrated Samsung Smart TV
• Swiss mate memory foam mattresses
Electrical
All the electrical systems are integrated and controlled via the Torqeedo interface and include
• 2.4kw of semi flex solar panels with 2 MPPT Controllers
• 6 kW Inverter
• 9.9 kW Shore Charger
• 3 kW DC-DC converter
• 50 kwh of total battery capacity – can be used for propulsion, 24v systems or 220v house loads
• Multi-plug / USB Outlets Through-out
Water & Plumbing
• Schenker Smart 80 Low Volage Water-maker (80L / hour using only 400W)
• 400L of Freshwater Storage
• 2 x Tecma Silence plus Electric Fresh Water Toilets
• Whale Double Stack Fresh Water Pump – 24L per min
• John Guest Speed fit system
• Whale Bilge Pumps ( – with Auto Activation
• Whale Seawater Deck wash pump
• Hansgrohe Tapware
• Whale hot/cold transom Shower
Anchoring
• 35 kg Rocna Primary Anchor
• 9 kg Fortress Secondary Anchor
• Maxwell Windlass
• 100m 10mm galvanised anchor chain with bridle
Safety
• Goiot Escape hatches in the forward inner hulls (great for hull ventilation at anchor)
• Viking 8 person liferaft mounted on transom
• Epirb ACR globalfix
• Full suite of flares, lifejackets etc